Erschienen in:Social Security Issue Paper ; No. 2009-02
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1 Online-Ressource (20 p)
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.1434508
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments April 15, 2009 erstellt
Beschreibung:
Using the Social Security Administration's MINT (Modeling Income in the Near Term) model, this paper calculates the marginal returns to work near retirement, as measured by the increase in benefits associated with an additional year of employment at the end of an individual's work life. With exceptions for certain population subgroups, the analysis finds that marginal returns on Social Security taxes paid near retirement are generally low. The paper also tests the effects on marginal returns of a variety of potential Social Security policy changes designed to improve incentives to work